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Std.Text.Parse.symbol

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symbol: Str -> fn(Std.Text.Parse.Input) -> Result[(Str, Std.Text.Parse.Input), Std.Text.Parse.Problem]

This is a callable function.

What it does

A particular piece of text, with trailing whitespace discarded.

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  • The text after the name is the type checked by Pudu.
  • Read arrows from left to right: inputs come first, and the final type is returned.
  • Names inside [ ] are type arguments, such as the item type held by a collection.
  • Result makes success and recoverable failure part of the function's type.

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